"Your Majesty had expected you to say that!" Wen Yidao was amused by Li Xu's angry look. He stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him: "Li Hou, don't be so anxious, your Majesty just said it smoothly."
When I asked, I didn’t think you did anything wrong. Your Majesty told several ministers in the court that you were young and unmarried, so you married the daughter of the Shi family when she was beautiful. If it had been him when he was young,
You will also do this romantic thing, so your behavior is not a fault."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!" Hearing this, Li Xu calmed down a little, smiled, and cupped his hands to the west. There were many romantic rumors about Yang Guang in the market, but as far as Li Xu knew, the relationship between His Majesty and the Queen was very close.
Dude, the total number of concubines in the palace does not exceed 20. The claim that he would make such a romantic mistake when he was young is clearly blocking the mouth of the slanderer. This kind of kindness cannot help but make him unappreciative.
"But His Majesty has ordered that if you marry a wife in the future, you must report it to the court. This is not aimed at you alone. Starting from the late emperor, all marriages in prominent families in this dynasty must be reported to the court. You are already a marquis.
Now, we can no longer be as careless as before!" Wen Yidao smiled and added.
"Your Majesty!" Li Xu quickly clasped his fists to the west and accepted the order. After being reminded by the warrior Yu, he already knew that he could not make the decision on his own marriage, so Wen Yidao's words were not surprising. As for whose daughter he would marry,
, Xuzi hasn't thought about it yet, and doesn't want to have a headache because of the Holy Emperor's oral instructions.
"Don't be too busy bowing. These words are common words that the emperor tells you, not oral instructions. I haven't said the real instructions yet. You should prepare to receive the order!" Wen Yidao smiled again and continued.
"Your Majesty, Li Xu, respectfully listen to the holy teachings!" Li Xu secretly screamed in pain, took half a step back, and bent half of his body respectfully.
After Li Xu had settled into his posture, Wen Yidao cleared his throat and said in a different voice: "The Holy Spirit has given Li Xu a flat body, sit down and listen to what I have to say."
This was a rare grace. Li Xu quickly thanked him and found a stool to lean on. After all, he didn't dare to sit down and listened to the latest instructions from His Majesty the Emperor.
"Don't be nervous. His Majesty is always very casual with the people around him!" Seeing that Li Xu was at a loss, Wen Yidao first comforted him, and then continued: "The Holy Father has said that I promised to take you to Liaodong. In the past,
The promise is still in my ears. But because some villains deceived the Holy Spirit, I did not believe what I said last year..."
"The old general must have come to bring my words to the emperor!" Hearing this, Li Xu secretly sighed in his heart. After several years of observation and understanding, Yang Guang is no longer the image of the Holy Emperor in his heart. But.
Yang Guang's friendship for his ministers really made Xu Zi unable to bear to abandon him.
While sighing, I heard Wen Yidao continue to relay: "I have sent the villain who hindered your achievements to Lingnan, so that he will not be able to return to the Central Plains for the rest of his life. A bad breath has been released for you, so don't have any more in your heart.
What complaints!”
"I don't dare!" Li Xu jumped down from his stool and replied loudly.
"Actually, you can't go to Liaodong, so there's nothing to regret. I was deceived by the thief Gao Yuan again and returned without success. In the past few years, there are always thieves deliberately deceiving me, both internally and externally, and I feel very sad. But
With you, you can truly kill thieves for me, so I will live up to your credit!"
These few sentences explain the reason why the imperial court granted him a title beyond his rank. His Majesty the Emperor must have realized that among the honorable ministers and generals around him, there were many who wielded power and few were capable of doing practical things, so he felt quite remorseful in his heart. "If His Majesty repented at this moment,
There might be some hope of salvation in Sui Dynasty!" Li Xu stood up straight, his heart suddenly filled with desire.
"I heard that your hometown was threatened by thieves, and I have ordered local officials to prepare a new mansion for you in Yi County. Your family has also moved in. You can fight bravely to kill the thieves, but there is no need to worry about the safety of your family! Wagang will be leveled after
Army, I will definitely recruit you back to the capital. If our monarchs and ministers go to Liaodong again, we will definitely wash away the humiliation we suffered before!"
"My dear, thank you for your majesty's grace!" Li Xu bowed deeply and didn't know what to say other than thanking him. Personally, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty was so kind to him that he even risked his family's safety.
He considered it. But as far as the country was concerned, His Majesty the Emperor obviously had no understanding. He was still dreaming of going to Liaodong to regain his face, regardless of the fact that the people were already in flames.
"Eunuch Wen, doesn't your Majesty know that the bandits and bandits in various places have become very violent?" After listening to His Majesty the Emperor's oral instructions to Li Xu, Dugu Lin also felt a little disappointed, so he stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
"This is the reason why Your Majesty gave you the oral instructions!" Wen Yidao sighed and replied with emotion. "We are ministers, and we should not interfere with the affairs of the outer court. But along the way, what I saw and heard was really shocking.
In the past, I heard your brother say that there was chaos in the place, not to mention the emperor, and our family didn't believe it. Because the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, headed by Lord Yu, Lord Yuwen and Lord Pei, said that there were fewer and fewer thieves. Only your brother and Sunayan said that there were thieves.
The trend is getting stronger and stronger. Hey, this guy, who wouldn’t want to hear good words? But who would have expected that good words may not necessarily contain good intentions!”
The old eunuch was chattering, and his words were full of regrets and remorse. His expression was really worrying. Dugu Lin knew that nothing good might have happened to his family, so he interrupted him anxiously and asked loudly: "Father-in-law, can you tell me something?"
Be clearer, my brother, what happened to my brother, is my brother in trouble?"
"Brother, your brother, caught some cold on the way from Liaodong last year. This spring, he and his secretary vomited some gas, so he fell ill. Your Majesty sent me to deliver an oral message, asking you to return to the Eastern Capital as soon as possible, and talk to Dugu
Sir, it would make him happy to meet you. Secondly, he wants to hand over the task of protecting the palace to his own people, and you are the most suitable choice!"
"General, I respect your order!" Dugu Lin took half a step back and saluted in reply. State affairs and family affairs came one after another, which made his mind a little confused for a moment. After agreeing to return west according to the order, he immediately asked regardless of etiquette: "Eunuch, can you
Tell me more, why did my brother get angry with the secretary, and who deliberately made him angry?"
"It's not like someone deliberately angered him. This is how our Sui Dynasty always behaved, noisy and noisy all day long!" Wen Yidao shook his head and explained, "Your Majesty added 120 secretaries and provincial civil servants at the beginning of the spring. With him,
Let’s discuss together how to achieve a prosperous age. In fact, His Majesty also understands in his heart that these Confucian scholars are all bastards, and they may not understand the principles of governing a country and putting an end to chaos. I just want to give them some benefits so that they don’t go around inciting people.
It’s just rebellion.”
Your Majesty has always had a reputation for respecting the virtuous. When he was still the general manager of Yangzhou, he raised a group of Confucian scholars who were familiar with the classics of saints. The world has been in chaos recently. In order to prevent Confucian scholars from being used by the chaos, the imperial court specially added a group of secretaries.
Quota, a group of relatively famous literati were supported with high-ranking officials and generous salaries. And these people took the salary from the court, and they naturally knew how to repay their kindness. Therefore, every time they published a book, they either eulogized the prosperous times or wrote about where the auspiciousness appeared again. There was a lot of noise,
Many honest and honest words admonishing His Majesty to cherish the people's strength and work hard to govern were drowned.
At the beginning of spring this year, Yang Guang routinely asked the officials about the sufferings of the people at the court meeting. Yu Shiji and others took the lead in answering the question of peace in the world. Su Wei and Duguxue both bowed their heads in silence. Yang Guang called them to his side and asked.
Su Wei replied, "In the past, only Wang Bo rebelled, but now there are rebels in every county. I don't know if such a world can still be considered peaceful!".
Duguxue's answer is simpler. He believes that in the past few years, the court did not need to increase taxes and had a surplus every year. But now that the taxes have been increased, it still cannot collect much money. Doesn't this mean that the world is no longer stable?
, have many people who should pay taxes gone to become thieves?
As soon as the two of them finished speaking, several officials from the Secretariat Province jumped out and accused them of being rude and saying depressing words at the beginning of spring, cursing the fate of the country in the Sui Dynasty. Duguxue retorted on the spot, and after a few words of quarrel, he didn't even take a breath.
Evenly, blood spurted onto the court hall on the spot.
"These killers have the nerve to claim to have read the books of sages!" After hearing what Eunuch Yidao said, Dugu Lin was so angry that he punched the wall, causing the gauze-covered windows to buzz.
"From the books of sages, they only learned to close their eyes and tell lies! In order to get ahead, there is nothing these people are not willing to do!" Wen Yidao shrugged his shoulders and said disdainfully. Although he is an eunuch, he is not as good as a secretary.
Some people are more like men.
Li Xu was also extremely angry, but he didn't think there was anything strange about the behavior of those guys in the Secretary's Office. A few days ago, those who jumped out to persuade the Qijun brothers to obey the destiny and join Li Mi were not the same kind of people as this group of people? Some of them were also very angry.
A person's lifelong goal is to be an official. As for whether he is a good official or a bad official, and whether he betrays his conscience or not, it is not at all within his scope of consideration.
"Prepare to go back to Dongdu. At least if you go back, you can let His Majesty know what is going on outside!" Thinking of this, Li Xu patted Dugu Lin on the shoulder and whispered advice.
"I will definitely obey the order!" Dugu Lin nodded and responded. Back then, he ignored his great future and ran from the court to work as a minor official, just because he didn't want to get involved in the disputes in the court. But now, his brother has fallen.
After that, whether for the Dugu family or the Sui Dynasty, he had to shoulder his share of responsibilities.
Some responsibilities are innate. No matter how far you run away, you will eventually have to carry them on your shoulders one day.
Three days later, Dugu Lin and Wen Gonggong got on the boat and headed west against the current. Zhang Xutuo led a group of brothers to the edge of Jishui. The moment they waved their hands, everyone felt heavy. No one knew how many years would pass after this farewell.
Only then can we all meet again. No one can predict whether the lifeless Sui Dynasty in front of us will be able to survive until we can meet again.
"Don't forget to ask Your Majesty to give us food, wages and equipment when you go back!" Luo Shixin jumped on the shore and shouted. His long-time friend was about to leave. He felt very uncomfortable, but the smile on his face was brighter than anyone else.
"Don't forget. Take care, the Wagang Army is not that easy to deal with!" Dugu Lin smiled and waved to the shore.
"Ha, you'd better be careful. It's easy to hide with open swords here, but hard to guard against hidden arrows over there!" Luo Shixin laughed disdainfully and shouted at the boat going away from the shore.
"Shixin, don't talk nonsense!" Qin Shubao, who was mature and steady, shouted in a low voice. Then he waved his hand to say goodbye to his old friend who had fought side by side for many years, "Chongmu, don't forget to come back and take a look when the family affairs are settled!
"
"I always remember that if you pacify Wagang, you will also come to Dongdu to find me! We will never return until we are drunk!" Dugu Lin laughed, cupped his hands, and watched the figures on the shore gradually blur.
"You will never return until you are drunk!" The people on the shore smiled and waved. The wind was strong in the middle of the river, and the sail of the boat gradually swelled and gradually merged into the clouds and smoke on the horizon.
Those clouds and smoke curled up comfortably, forming countless pavilions and pavilions, very much like a prosperous city, the Sui Dynasty in the past. But when the wind came, they scattered like a dream, like an illusion.
(Volume 4 Yangzhou Slow End of Volume)
Note 1: Shabanjiner, whose scientific name is sand grouse, is an endangered wild bird that was once widely distributed in the northwest and Inner Mongolia. Because of its obesity and poor flying ability, it likes to get into private houses to keep warm and die, so it is
The common people call him a fool.
Note 2: Mingsha is located near Zhongning in present-day Ningxia, close to the Yellow River. Not far from the north bank of the Yellow River is the Sui Great Wall.
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Note 3: In the Sui Dynasty system, during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, there were kings, princes, princes, county princes, county princes, marquises, uncles, sons, and nine men. After Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, it was abolished, and only the dukes, marquises, and uncles were retained.
There are three categories, and each category is further divided into three levels: county, county and township.
Note 4: Guanglu Doctor, originated in the Han Dynasty, and had concurrent titles after the Jin Dynasty. Among them, there are special grades, left and right, gold and purple, silver and green, etc. The left and right grades are from the second grade, which is extremely high. (To be continued)
